Clinical Support Worker/Clinical Support Worker Higher level

Clinical Support Worker/Clinical Support Worker Higher level

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Two part-time vacancies have arisen for Clinical Support Workers to join our dynamic multidisciplinary Gynaecology Outpatient's Team at the James Cook University Hospital with cross-cover at the Friarage Hospital as required.

The department provides clinical consultations, diagnosis and treatment. Service runs 5 days a week 08:30 - 18:00.

The Gynaecology Outpatient Departments at the James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage Hospital are very busy units providing care for patients experiencing a wide range of gynaecological conditions, including; Colposcopy, Hysteroscopy, Urodynamics, Urogynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a genuine desire to work in this specialty and must be committed to delivering high-quality compassionate care to women and their families.

Responsibilities would include:

1. Setting up general and specialist clinics and equipment.
2. Chaperoning patients.
3. Undertaking baseline observations.
4. Venepuncture.
5. Assisting with procedures and processing specimens.

A comprehensive training and competency package would need to be completed.

The post holder must have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and be able to work effectively as part of a team.

Previous experience of working within an outpatient department would be an advantage.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

EXPERIENCE B3

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
• Experience of working in an NHS care role.

Knowledge and Skills - B2/3

• Insight into behaviours and skills of a carer and the need for effective teamwork.
• Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality.
• Working knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies.

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING B3

• Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or Maths & English GCSE A-C/4-9 or Maths & English O Level/GCE A-C or Maths & English CSE Grade 1 or NARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE.
• Care certificate.
• Level 3 vocational qualification or Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties and/or Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,071 to £25,674 a year (pro rata)